Administrative System of the Marathas c18.s24.11

c18.s24.11

"A letter to Khandoji Mankar : You represented that about five or six hundred khandis of grain have been given as tagai during the present year as well as during the last year. An order has been issued to realise it with the usual compensation. The present rate of interest is fifty or seventy-five p. c. The Rayats cannot pay so much. You have, therefore, prayed that some remission may be granted for the welfare of the Rayats. Taking into consideration the welfare of the Rayats it is now settled that the five or six hundred khandis of grain given as tagai should be fully realised with an interest of twenty-five p. c., before the month of Magh. Not a seer should be permitted to remain unpaid."³⁵